1964 Kirby Sanatronic 7

[ea56]

As far as Berkshire Hathaway’s management of See’s Candies, a long time California only company, in my opinion they took an excellent company and product and made it less superlative than it once was.

While See’s is still the best chocolate candy that money can buy, also in my opinion, its not up to its former standards. BH has made this fine company into an organization that is all about the money. We still buy See’s in our home, but have been disappointed more than once over the past 10 years by receiving candy that was packed long before it was sent and was stale or arrived after the promised date, and their fees for shipping are pretty high when you factor in that you are paying $26.50 to $31.50 per lb.

At these prices it should arrive at the peak of freshness and be shipped for less than $6.95. You only get free shipping now if you spend over $35.00, so you have to buy more than you may want or need to get it shipped free.

Being a native Californian I’ve been buying See’s candy all my life. Believe it or not, there was a time I can recall paying only $0.80 per lb! Just yet another example of inflation.

Eddie[this post was last edited: 2/15/2022-12:34]

 

[panasonicvac]

That would be cool if Kirby brought back some of their older models again. Especially the ComVac line. I think there is still a market left for commercial vacuums since more buildings are having carpets than more homes that do. It's like when Hoover quit making the Guardsman line for residential use but still made them for commercial use. And now that Royal's metal uprights are gone, Kirby could fill in the spot and not have competition anymore. Unless if Kirby buys Royal's design, tooling, and moldings. They could instead bring back Royal but have them rebranded as Kirby. I personally would rather have Kirby bring back Royal's classic vacuums because I personally liked Royal better than Kirby. But yeah I'd love to see this Kirby line again.

 

[askolover]

I've never had a Royal other than my little Prince but I'd like to some day, just for comparison's sake.  But I don't have much room with my already two Kirbys and the Shark I got for Tony to touch up with after he got hurt and had trouble with the Kirby's weight.  And in my shop I have a ShopVac, a Craftsman vac, and a Bissell shampooer/wet/dry vac.

 

[vacerator]

How did this

thread drift from a Kirby to Buffet? I didn't hear that his tax accountant's all quit too.
Warren's buiness plans were always wise. Avoid debt, unless it's short term, and transfers to an escrow gain. Don't buy real estate when everyone else is; buy low, sell higher. If possible, move higher risk investements to liquid assets before a market downturn. During or before recovery, use the sheltered principle to buy back lower. Think long term. Saving up cash and buying with it over borrowing affords one more in the long run.

 

[jamiel]

Because Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) formerly owned Kirby, but recently divested.

 

[panasonicvac]

I'm reuploading this picture from my last post because it got lost when this website was hacked. Again, I'd love for Kirby to bring these commercial vacuums back!

 

[tolivac]

I don't believe the 2800 "comvac" is an actual Kirby product.Have seen these wide area sweeper vacuums under MANY names-even Oreck!

 

[panasonicvac]

Or maybe it is! I mean if you realize this, Scott Fetzer has made products for several brands including Oreck. For example, not only just the wide area vacuums like you've mentioned but also hand vacs and wet dry vacs as well. Now I'm not entirely sure about that, maybe someone who knows Kirby better than I would verify that to us.

 

[dermacie]

I love the Kirby company, I currently own two Kirby vacuums both with complete attachments.  I have a 1967 Kirby DS 50 and a 2000 G6.  I love how they perform.  Parts are inexpensive and the filtration is great.

 

[panthera]

Cool!

I love the vintage Kirby vacuums! They really clean well and they look great.
We're fortunate enough to have several.
As to posting here instead of on The Collector's Site Which Must Not Be Named, I believe Samantha modified that ruling quite a while back because some of us are less than welcome over there. To put it mildly.

I imagine one reason for Berkshire-Hathaway Inc. to have divested was the horrendously bad (and deservedly so) rep my favourite vacuum cleaner company has gotten for some really bad sales practices.

 

[maytag85]

Here’s 2 other Kirby’s I’ve got as of recent. On the right is a 1949 Kirby 509, in the middle is a 1965 Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50, and on the right is a 1970 Kirby Classic 1CR.

The 1965 Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50 I’ve had for awhile but the 509 and Classic 1CR are the newest in my collection. Just a photo of all my Kirby’s together.

 

[askolover]

I just love Kirbys and Royals.  If I had the room I'd have one of all their models just because.....I especially like blue ones like my Tradition and my Royal Prince.

 

[panasonicvac]

Nice! Have you ever considered polishing any of your Kirbys up to shine like new?

 

[mattl]

How would one do that? One of my Kirbys is in need, tried a few rubbing compounds nothing worked well enough to warrant the effort to do the whole machine.

 

[panasonicvac]

What Kirby are you trying to polish up?

 

[maytag85]

I suggest Mother’s Mag and Aluminum Polish and that’s what I used on my Kirby’s the other day to give me something to do while the power was out. I’ll post a picture sometime later but it’s a difference from when I first got them. If you use 0000 steel wool, it will be a mirror like finish as soon as you are done.

 

[panasonicvac]

This is what I prefer to polish my vacuums with.



But this is what I would recommend if you're doing it by hand.

 

[mattl]

I have an abused G4 I picked up for $10.  Looks like it got weathered some how, still runs great, power drive is better than the one in my G5. Tried to polish it a couple of times but still looks off.  Will try the methods posted.

 

[askolover]

I polished my Tradition with this kind of buffing setup

 

[maytag85]

Now here’s question I have that’s somewhat related to this thread, how do I activate my account on Vacuumland? I created a account over there (same user name as on here) and wants me to send a email to Robert. Maybe I might email Robert sometime but I know he can be busy at times.